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iraq. its neighbors and beyond. in that regard, iraq is at a very critical juncture. the relative security and stability that iraq achieved at that very high price is still fragile. in order to meet the challenges it is facing, iraq needs to make meaningful progress in two main areas, power sharing and revenue sharing. our iraqi brothers have suffered dramatically from ethnic and sectarian agendas as well as authoritarian policies in the past. no other country in the region has the humanitarian and natural wealth that iraq has and it's this wealth can only be beneficial if all iraqis have an equal and fair say in the way their country to be run. turkey will continue to engage actively with all the segments of iraqi society to help iraq successfully navigate this volatile period. in our eyes, there is only one iraq. and regardless of the backgrounds, our goal is to help all iraqi. our policy towards iraq is drive by principles such as inclusiveness, power sharing, and a functioning free mark
iraq. its neighbors and beyond. in that regard, iraq is at a very critical juncture. the relative security and stability that iraq achieved at that very high price is still fragile. in order to meet the challenges it is facing, iraq needs to make meaningful progress in two main areas, power sharing and revenue sharing. our iraqi brothers have suffered dramatically from ethnic and sectarian agendas as well as authoritarian policies in the past. no other country in the region has the humanitarian...
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what i'm talking about with iran is very different from what happened in iraq. iran is much closer to having nuclear weapons than saddam hussein. we know that because there are inspectors visiting the facilities every two weeks writing detailed reports every three months. and second the reason iraq was so expensive and in terms of blood and treasure was because we put 100,000 troops on the ground and stayed for ten years. nobody is talking about that kind of conflict with iran. i'm talking about a limited strike against iran's key nuclear facilities, we're talking about six facilities and the air defenses we would need to take out in order to get there. so this is a campaign that could be over in days or weeks, this isn't a ten year a ground war. >> is this realistic? >> matt's write i don't think the prospect of a large scale u.s. invasion of iran is on the table. it's a mountainmannious region of 70 million. there's no appetite for that and none of the prospective strike options presume that, although general cartwright who hoss cartwrig cartwright, testified
what i'm talking about with iran is very different from what happened in iraq. iran is much closer to having nuclear weapons than saddam hussein. we know that because there are inspectors visiting the facilities every two weeks writing detailed reports every three months. and second the reason iraq was so expensive and in terms of blood and treasure was because we put 100,000 troops on the ground and stayed for ten years. nobody is talking about that kind of conflict with iran. i'm talking...
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potentially it could be iran as a as a larger country than both iraq and afghanistan combined so if you're talking about a war that would certainly be on that scale where there would be ten times harder not quite as hard who knows but it would be a very substantial military commitment should the u.s. be concerned about iran's unconventional war capabilities i think the united states is definitely be concerned about iran's unconventional war capabilities by its nature it's harder to sort of define what unconventional war capabilities are and you can count airplanes you can count missiles unconventional it's a little harder to judge but iran has a robust capability for unconventional war they have special operations forces they have claimed us and services they have a variety of capabilities to conduct attacks without you know not in this sort of typical military way at the end of the day is this really just a problem for israel iran possible determination of. nuclear weapons or is this a problem for the u.s. as well i think it's a problem for the entire world i mean certainly the you know t
potentially it could be iran as a as a larger country than both iraq and afghanistan combined so if you're talking about a war that would certainly be on that scale where there would be ten times harder not quite as hard who knows but it would be a very substantial military commitment should the u.s. be concerned about iran's unconventional war capabilities i think the united states is definitely be concerned about iran's unconventional war capabilities by its nature it's harder to sort of...
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all staff to are deployed to iraq are certainly aware of the risk. they are getting out. they are working with their counterparts in government agencies, businesses, ngos, but we are in the process of trying to right size our presence in iraq. i think we have to assume we're moving toward a more normalized relationship with iraq and that means we got to be very clear about what we can do and what we cannot do. because of our experience in iraq we're starting that process earlier in afghanistan because we do have through the end of 2014 until the nato combat troops will be out. we're trying to get ahead of the curve. your questions are absolutely the right ones. we do want there to be secure democratic governance and progress in both iraq and afghanistan and how we allocate the responsibilities within the civilian workforce is what we're trying to determine. >> on an entirely different subject, madame secretary. yesterday the keystone pipeline company announced it was going to construct a pipeline between mid oklahoma and houston, texas. they pointed out this would not req
all staff to are deployed to iraq are certainly aware of the risk. they are getting out. they are working with their counterparts in government agencies, businesses, ngos, but we are in the process of trying to right size our presence in iraq. i think we have to assume we're moving toward a more normalized relationship with iraq and that means we got to be very clear about what we can do and what we cannot do. because of our experience in iraq we're starting that process earlier in afghanistan...
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was all about iraq wasn't about oil how much oil are we getting out of iraq it's negligible i mean it's nothing how many a lot with oil company merican oil companies there was about taking down saddam hussein because he supported the enemies of israel and with regard to the palestinian resistance there so with iran that's what then game is for this agenda like i said i'm not saying that elements of the pros are a lobby started that revolution or uprising in syria but i think the numbers have been inflated i think i saw an artsy piece about that about it about reporting entity and they've been exaggerated in western media and like i said then game is iran you can read my friends book the transparent cabal dr steven seagal ski and that is what we're we're working towards they want to take down the neocon service and wrestle pros are a lot we want to take down the. main arab ally and that's syria and it all goes back to nine hundred sixty seven peter and israel's deliberate attack on the u.s.s. liberty of a good friend a former republican congressman paul finley and he told me when israel
was all about iraq wasn't about oil how much oil are we getting out of iraq it's negligible i mean it's nothing how many a lot with oil company merican oil companies there was about taking down saddam hussein because he supported the enemies of israel and with regard to the palestinian resistance there so with iran that's what then game is for this agenda like i said i'm not saying that elements of the pros are a lobby started that revolution or uprising in syria but i think the numbers have...
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iraq israel and turkey we have very good relations with three of those countries turkey iraq and israel they have very vested interests in a solution that doesn't make that part of the world worse i think primarily what u.s. policy be doing is working with those three countries working on getting them on a common agenda and doing what is best possible for the region and for the people of syria but i think this discussion about a direct military intervention by a coalition of the willing is premature and and again very likely to lead to a really really difficult situation that make things look like somalia and other countries are just bad and i just remind people you know the closest we've had to this is bosnia and if you remember about the one thing about the european intervention in bosnia the europeans went in basically after the killing stopped. i mean after the worst genocide was over after the sides had had split off and after everybody was exhausted then they went in and going in on the front ends a very difficult and very different scenario very interesting james i got to you in
iraq israel and turkey we have very good relations with three of those countries turkey iraq and israel they have very vested interests in a solution that doesn't make that part of the world worse i think primarily what u.s. policy be doing is working with those three countries working on getting them on a common agenda and doing what is best possible for the region and for the people of syria but i think this discussion about a direct military intervention by a coalition of the willing is...
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more than one hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq as militants staged a nationwide offensive just days after all kind of proud of the violent comeback. the terrorist group also be prints its roots next door in syria the war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. and oppose our privacy social networks have complied with around a thousand requests to hand over personal data this year alone by users setting their info that. it's five pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live i mean it's now way with our top story and a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions of a suicide bombing have killed at least a hundred and seven people across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks also came days after al qaeda as new leader in the country played out our day shift plans for the terror cell there
more than one hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq as militants staged a nationwide offensive just days after all kind of proud of the violent comeback. the terrorist group also be prints its roots next door in syria the war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. and oppose our privacy social networks have complied with around a thousand requests to hand over personal data this year alone by users setting their info that. it's five...
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, not like the 2003 war with iraq. that is a very large coalition. and the reason is two-fold. one, because it's the only way to mitigate the consequences of the strike itself and second and most important, if you don't have a large coalition going in, not just the french and british, i'm talking arab states, nato, ideally a u.n. mandate, though that i might not be required, it's going to be very difficult to maintain the isolation of iran in the aftermath of the strike. in the iraq debacle, we put a lot of energy into the first three weeks and not a lot into the aftermath. we're going to need the russians with us, the chinese with us, the arab states and asian states wus with us, the europeans with us. unless you go in with a large coalition, you're not going to be able to prevent iran from reconstituting its program on the back end period. i think the difference between the two of us is largely one of degree. you see the threat as closer and bigger, you see the risk of military action as lower and the benefits as hig
, not like the 2003 war with iraq. that is a very large coalition. and the reason is two-fold. one, because it's the only way to mitigate the consequences of the strike itself and second and most important, if you don't have a large coalition going in, not just the french and british, i'm talking arab states, nato, ideally a u.n. mandate, though that i might not be required, it's going to be very difficult to maintain the isolation of iran in the aftermath of the strike. in the iraq debacle, we...
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saudi who lost in iraq are trying cut to the road to iranians and separate their influence between iraq and iran. especially that they lost iran. and thank you for a great presentation. >> i have a question on the -- on the resolution and the u.n. if we get back to that for a minute. the -- the reaction to that, that i have heard and it's based more on popular press than academic press is that russia has personal ties to the assad family and they are more concerned about that than they are the syrian people and nobody could explain why this chinese joined the russians in the veto. it seemed obvious to me that the russians and chinese both go against interventions in internal matters, what they consider internal matters because they do not want it used on them. so i wanted you to comment on that. >> we are going stop the questions. last final word quickly and then we will have to have wrap up at 2:00. >> i hope others jump in on this as well. py any in terms of the tunesia conference, this is largely an agenda setting meeting with one principal -- with one principal item on the agenda an
saudi who lost in iraq are trying cut to the road to iranians and separate their influence between iraq and iran. especially that they lost iran. and thank you for a great presentation. >> i have a question on the -- on the resolution and the u.n. if we get back to that for a minute. the -- the reaction to that, that i have heard and it's based more on popular press than academic press is that russia has personal ties to the assad family and they are more concerned about that than they...
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that was facilitated in part because we ended the war in iraq. and we are now in a position where we have met many of the objectives that got us there in the first place. part what have had happened is we'd forgotten why we had gone. we went because there were people who were responsible for 3,000 american deaths. and so we decimated al qaeda's core leadership. in the border regions between afghanistan and pakistan. we then started to build up afghan forces. and we're now in a position where we can transition out. because there's no reason why americans should die when afghans are perfectly capable of defending their own country. that transition has to take place in a responsible fashion. we've been there a long time and we've got to make sure that we and our coalition partners are pulling out responsibly and giving afghans the capabilities that they need. but what i think the american people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home. and what we can now do is free up some resources to, for example, put
that was facilitated in part because we ended the war in iraq. and we are now in a position where we have met many of the objectives that got us there in the first place. part what have had happened is we'd forgotten why we had gone. we went because there were people who were responsible for 3,000 american deaths. and so we decimated al qaeda's core leadership. in the border regions between afghanistan and pakistan. we then started to build up afghan forces. and we're now in a position where we...
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however for many american jews and israel supporters iraq obama's war of words against iran doesn't go far no sign of the simply state uncook commit israel security you have to promote policies that commit you that show that you're serious about his security israel through these actions feels that obama is not committed to doing everything this power to stop iran from having nuclear weapons iran is a in this an existential threat to israel and obama should be saying. so publicly that he will support israel in whatever military action they stay necessary more inclined is president of the zionist organization of america he says an unprecedented amount of american jews and israelis share his animosity a feeling arguably underscored by the israeli government according to published reports tell of eve would only give washington twelve hours notice if deciding to strike iran i believe his policies are among the most hostile israel's ever experienced of any president in my lifetime recently it was the life of president obama being threatened in a column written by the owner of the atlanta jew
however for many american jews and israel supporters iraq obama's war of words against iran doesn't go far no sign of the simply state uncook commit israel security you have to promote policies that commit you that show that you're serious about his security israel through these actions feels that obama is not committed to doing everything this power to stop iran from having nuclear weapons iran is a in this an existential threat to israel and obama should be saying. so publicly that he will...
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we are still 200 to 300 military strong in iraq. iraq has a piece of this as well on their western border. and webb meeting with leaders throughout the region. the secretary met with the president from the kurdish region and they have a huge interest on -- there's a -- there's kurd populations in northeastern syria in eastern turkey and western iran and in northern iraq. these issues are all intertwined. so right now we're in the business of sharing intelligence, sharing information. building partner capacity where we can and, you know, having the threat, the credible threat of military capability to undergird our diplomatic and economic efforts. >> sure. what i would just add to that is based on comments that have been made from my colleagues in their previous questioning as it related to what happened in libya and maybe the concerns regarding the war powers act and how we proceeded in that action. of all the conflicts that we have dealt with over the past years that the one lesson learned is end game and that there needs to be a c
we are still 200 to 300 military strong in iraq. iraq has a piece of this as well on their western border. and webb meeting with leaders throughout the region. the secretary met with the president from the kurdish region and they have a huge interest on -- there's a -- there's kurd populations in northeastern syria in eastern turkey and western iran and in northern iraq. these issues are all intertwined. so right now we're in the business of sharing intelligence, sharing information. building...
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we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would say what is the u.n. doing to investigate those allegations? and if they're found to be true and iraq really is in violation of its international obligations, what steps can we expect the u.n. to take? >> thank you, madam chairwoman. we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we are certainly working assiduously to -- in communication with the iraqis and others to ensure that any shipments are not -- that they undertake their obligations to ensure that any shipments that may be transiting their territory are not in violation of u.n. sanctions. they would be violating are the iran sanctions. do prevent weapons going beyond its borders. the united nations has a robust effort to monitor and enforce existing sanctions, especially against iran. we will review those sanctions as we do quarterly again tomorrow in the security council. and we -- that sanctions committee has a panel of experts that investigates and reports on violations of al
we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would say what is the u.n. doing to investigate those allegations? and if they're found to be true and iraq really is in violation of its international obligations, what steps can we expect the u.n. to take? >> thank you, madam chairwoman. we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we are certainly working assiduously to -- in communication...
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, not like the 2003 war with iraq. that is, a very large coalition -- and the reason is twofold. one, because it's the only way to mitigate the consequences of the strike itself. and second and most important, if you don't have a large coalition going in, not just the french and the british, i'm talking arab states, nato, ideally a u.n. mandate, although that might not be required, it's going to be very difficult to maintain the isolation of iran in the aftermath of a strike. what we learned from the iraq debacle, frankly, is that we put a lot of energy into the first three weeks of the war and didn't think very much about the aftermath, and the postwar scenarios in iran are extraordinarily troubling. and if we're going to be able to keep them isolated, keep them bottled up, and prevent them from rapidly rebuilding their nuclear program, we'll need the russians with us, the chinese with us, the arabs with us. the risk/reward ratio i think strongly argues against military action. so i think the difference between the tw
, not like the 2003 war with iraq. that is, a very large coalition -- and the reason is twofold. one, because it's the only way to mitigate the consequences of the strike itself. and second and most important, if you don't have a large coalition going in, not just the french and the british, i'm talking arab states, nato, ideally a u.n. mandate, although that might not be required, it's going to be very difficult to maintain the isolation of iran in the aftermath of a strike. what we learned...
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i want to follow that senator graham's question concerning iraq. i also want to say how much i appreciate both of you being here today testified that in addition your leadership and long-term security interests and our country. it's a thank you. and you're prepared testimony, you state al qaeda in iraq, despite his speaking capabilities chemise capable of high-profile attacks and some shia militant groups will continue targeting u.s. interests including diplomatic personnel. what the intelligence committee's assessment of capabilities of iraqi counterterrorism force us to continue similar operations against al qaeda and iraq and the absence of a u.s. versus? general burgess. >> i retired their assessment is that the ct fours that was left there is a capable force, but also a q. i is a capable and formidable foe. so while the iraqis have some capability, there are certainly some things that we are still looking at doing to help them from an intelligence standpoint. >> man, we put a lot of resources against that as the u.s. and we work with our iraqi
i want to follow that senator graham's question concerning iraq. i also want to say how much i appreciate both of you being here today testified that in addition your leadership and long-term security interests and our country. it's a thank you. and you're prepared testimony, you state al qaeda in iraq, despite his speaking capabilities chemise capable of high-profile attacks and some shia militant groups will continue targeting u.s. interests including diplomatic personnel. what the...
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a strategic purpose to it at that time we thought we had iran contained but we also thought we had iraq contained and lo and behold the neoconservatives came along vice president cheney came along and a whole lot of people came along with a lot of words to the contrary and before we knew it we were at war in iraq and we all know the outcome of that we would rather not see that process per repeated and this is not iraq this is not a right this is seventy plus million people who will have a national cohesiveness that iraq never dreamed of having especially if we attack them and we need to consider this very very deeply and it's a profound problem we can deal with it other than through military force and as the president said if we do have to ultimately use military force that's going down the road it's not any we're imminent and it's not in the sense that some people are saying existential right now do you think most americans are aware of that fact that iran is not i mean most american fame to be very happy that we're out of iraq regretting that we ever went there if we're going to spend
a strategic purpose to it at that time we thought we had iran contained but we also thought we had iraq contained and lo and behold the neoconservatives came along vice president cheney came along and a whole lot of people came along with a lot of words to the contrary and before we knew it we were at war in iraq and we all know the outcome of that we would rather not see that process per repeated and this is not iraq this is not a right this is seventy plus million people who will have a...
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we're in the like iraq, we're different. i think one of the things that the political opposition needs to do and we've told them this repeatedly, is they need to address the fierce directly and not simply fall back on the argument that syrians historically have lived together peacefully between communities and therefore to their is no problem flp is a problem and they need to address it. i think the younger people do understand that fear. in the demonstrations every friday where they have the big one, the really big ones, there frequently are banners, this watching it on youtube, which is a statement saving "the syrian people are one." they are trying to express no sectarian division, don't let the assad community play one community oft other, which is very much what the regime ultimately is trying to do. there are signs all over damascus that the president put up tsaiing beware of sectarian strive. the opposition is saying it's the president that is raising the issue in the first place. >> thank you, ambassador ford. i appr
we're in the like iraq, we're different. i think one of the things that the political opposition needs to do and we've told them this repeatedly, is they need to address the fierce directly and not simply fall back on the argument that syrians historically have lived together peacefully between communities and therefore to their is no problem flp is a problem and they need to address it. i think the younger people do understand that fear. in the demonstrations every friday where they have the...
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>> i would bring most of them out of iraq. i would probably try to work out some arrangement whereby by mutual consent some american military presence is maintained in kurdistan within iraq. that would help to offset the possibility of any collision between the kurds and turkey or maybe iran. i would probably try to work out some arrangement for residual american presence in kuwait, which is very close by. i would try to set a date jointly with the iraq leaders for american departure. not just do it ourselves at our peak that they're not delivering. i think we have to make that decision jointly. there are iraqi leaders with whom we could seriously talk. and i would like to set in motion the political process whereby all of the countries around iraq are engaged in trying to contribute to iraq's stability. because the fact is in different ways every one of iraq's neighbors, iran, turkey, syria, jordan, saudi arabia will be afflicted negatively if iraq explodes upon our departure. >> your first book april 2, 1989. here's the last
>> i would bring most of them out of iraq. i would probably try to work out some arrangement whereby by mutual consent some american military presence is maintained in kurdistan within iraq. that would help to offset the possibility of any collision between the kurds and turkey or maybe iran. i would probably try to work out some arrangement for residual american presence in kuwait, which is very close by. i would try to set a date jointly with the iraq leaders for american departure. not...
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invasion of iraq i should say is repeated in syria. if international intervention came to syria it would have the same critics had been iraq to for a smoke free it's going to follow a divided society a very complex society into chaos and it opens the pandora's box to these radical groups who don't have too much focus support for the car bombs that are intimidation to try to carve out what they see as a truly a mentalist islamic state medical center and against other muslims and also the christian will know that americans sadly in iraq the christians for instance are virtually disappeared as of course because of the violence. we american invasion into very seriously in the country along with lebanon in the middle east that have a substantial christian population but there is a risk that they would be told it could so we would have religious perhaps ethnic cleansing as well as a religious civil war between muslims and i think that is the most dangerous for the region because there's no will because boundary to where that really just civi
invasion of iraq i should say is repeated in syria. if international intervention came to syria it would have the same critics had been iraq to for a smoke free it's going to follow a divided society a very complex society into chaos and it opens the pandora's box to these radical groups who don't have too much focus support for the car bombs that are intimidation to try to carve out what they see as a truly a mentalist islamic state medical center and against other muslims and also the...
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views as a worldwide threats from the rising power of china to cyber war to concerns over iraq's nuclear program the u.s. is finding much to fear these days it was once al qaeda considered to be america's top threat but today it seems iran is what scares the u.s. the most this despite iran and even top u.s. military leaders coming out and saying the country is not building a nuclear bomb i spoke with former cia analyst ray mcgovern about the increasing fear mongering in the u.s. involving iran and his opinion i asked him whether these fears are justified. it's a synthetic stoking of fear. you use the word and the word synthetic you know he may know an elaborate and i know you are true if you look at the polls seventy percent of the american people believe that iran already has a nuclear weapon that's exactly the same percentage of people in two thousand and two who were persuaded by what i call the phone in corporate media to believe that saddam hussein was working on a nuclear weapon it's bizarre what do the defense ministers of america and israel say they say let's put another asked hi
views as a worldwide threats from the rising power of china to cyber war to concerns over iraq's nuclear program the u.s. is finding much to fear these days it was once al qaeda considered to be america's top threat but today it seems iran is what scares the u.s. the most this despite iran and even top u.s. military leaders coming out and saying the country is not building a nuclear bomb i spoke with former cia analyst ray mcgovern about the increasing fear mongering in the u.s. involving iran...
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our studios in central moscow here with r t m needs now with our top story and the wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least a hundred and some of them across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks came just days after al qaeda as a new leader in iraq laid out that plants for the terrorist cell there are teas middies correspondent paul slayer reports. this is the most deadly attack in at least you know in iraq and what is a day yesterday that still some seventeen people killed now we're hearing from a security personnel spokesperson that the target of these attacks is predominantly security and iraqi police it comes just days off to a warning by the lido i'll cry that. iraq gaiety said he would be retaking strongholds that had been those all day he would be pushing out the united states and its allies in an alre
our studios in central moscow here with r t m needs now with our top story and the wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least a hundred and some of them across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks came just days...
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al qaeda and iraq invalid shia extremist groups are still very much active and threatening to iraq's stability. it is increasingly difficult to argue that iraq to use the president's words this quote, stable and self reliant. one in to gear up spring, and the situation remains fluid, uncertain and in places very troubling. tunisia and libya, yemen and bahrain, countries undergo monumental changes and now comes of those changes are still far from clear and then there is the area for the conflict appears to be enee than 6000 lancet have lost and there appears to be no end da bd and we should rule out no option that could help save lives. we could consider among other actions preventing opposition groups inside. the political and military with better means to organize activities and care for the wounded and find safe haven, to communicate securely to defend themselves and fight back against the forces. the time has come when all options must be on the table to add the killing and forced aside to leave power. we should continue for some time listening to marry the other threats facing ou
al qaeda and iraq invalid shia extremist groups are still very much active and threatening to iraq's stability. it is increasingly difficult to argue that iraq to use the president's words this quote, stable and self reliant. one in to gear up spring, and the situation remains fluid, uncertain and in places very troubling. tunisia and libya, yemen and bahrain, countries undergo monumental changes and now comes of those changes are still far from clear and then there is the area for the conflict...
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thousands of lives and they're living of coniston and iraq with in a mess and they have not what you meant. and all of the stability has been much more wars in afghanistan and iraq after americans reach the endor stand the consequences of attacking the lawn with ken forks compared to iraq and afghanistan iran is to compare to iraq and afghanistan because iran is completely different that's why i believe there is a consensus within republicans and democrats that they should not drag the us to death or benjamin netanyahu is own political futures currently uncertain since this party is preparing to take part in the upcoming elections in israel how do you tell what's pre-election rhetoric and what are real intentions i believe even from the beginning the turn yahoo was bluffing. i believe fairs put pressure on american president to make a credible threat not only in strong sure what to do what he didn't mean by a credible threat they wanted american president to put a red light not on nuclear bomb. which is the legitimate right of every member when they could not push obama to this point
thousands of lives and they're living of coniston and iraq with in a mess and they have not what you meant. and all of the stability has been much more wars in afghanistan and iraq after americans reach the endor stand the consequences of attacking the lawn with ken forks compared to iraq and afghanistan iran is to compare to iraq and afghanistan because iran is completely different that's why i believe there is a consensus within republicans and democrats that they should not drag the us to...
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iraq is more complicated. it will either turn to towards iran, in which it won't nuclearize in response to iran or turn against iran, in which case it will get u.s. support. it's unlikely in my view that even iranian weaponization would result in a nuclearive cascade in the middle east. the third point matt makes would result from iranian nuclear acquisition is accidental nuclear exchange. in the context of a crisis, you act capitol hill need a weapon in the context of a crisis .but even if you have one, the argument that matt makes is iran and u.s. and iran and israel lack the communication channels and assurances that allowed us to deescalate the number of crises. but i would like to note, for instance, the hottest crisis of the cold war is before we have robust communication channels with the soviets. it's before the soviets have a long experience of managing a large arsenal. they had a large arsenal for five years at most during the cuban missile crisis. it's unclear whether they had retaliation capability
iraq is more complicated. it will either turn to towards iran, in which it won't nuclearize in response to iran or turn against iran, in which case it will get u.s. support. it's unlikely in my view that even iranian weaponization would result in a nuclearive cascade in the middle east. the third point matt makes would result from iranian nuclear acquisition is accidental nuclear exchange. in the context of a crisis, you act capitol hill need a weapon in the context of a crisis .but even if you...
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is iraq a model for anyone? tim carney, you may have to go into the history of how we got into iraq and what we expended there. >> iraq it different from afghanistan in one direction but different from the west in another direction. afghanistan, we've had a much harder problem building up a state and civil society at all because there wasn't sort of anything to build on. iraq, before we went in and did the regime change there was a regime. there was a civilization. so we've built something more stable. we haven't been able to keep al qaeda out, obviously so then we look at future regime changes. what'd we do in libya? even in iraq that had such a history of itself being a nation, maybe this whole project of nation building is too risky. >> hold on for one minute. the u.s. costs, the lives and dollars in u.s. cost. >> reporter: okay, blood, sweat and many tears in our u.s. nine-year liberation and defense of iraq. 2003 to 2011, we have lost 4,485 american soldiers. we have spent almost $850 billion. that's over t
is iraq a model for anyone? tim carney, you may have to go into the history of how we got into iraq and what we expended there. >> iraq it different from afghanistan in one direction but different from the west in another direction. afghanistan, we've had a much harder problem building up a state and civil society at all because there wasn't sort of anything to build on. iraq, before we went in and did the regime change there was a regime. there was a civilization. so we've built...
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we don't want to get we don't want we don't want to a lot we don't want to iraq allow iran to get in a position where we have a nuclear weapon capability i don't think that's a world that anyone wants the americans or the israelis and i think that is why there is this sort of increased attention to iran at this point because there's a sense that if we don't do anything soon iran will be in the position to make a nuclear weapon when it decides to do so it will have what we call a breakout capability and that is what we want to prevent ok well if i can stay with you you know before i got into television i was an academic historian and you know when the the soviets got a nuclear weapon there was all this all this great hysteria and then when the chinese did there was all this hysteria there's going to be the third world war and then i'm going to go back to what maya said the whole concept of deterrence i mean why is the islamic republic of iran different then the hysteria that was around the soviet union around china around let's say well there's an islamic country in the world that has
we don't want to get we don't want we don't want to a lot we don't want to iraq allow iran to get in a position where we have a nuclear weapon capability i don't think that's a world that anyone wants the americans or the israelis and i think that is why there is this sort of increased attention to iran at this point because there's a sense that if we don't do anything soon iran will be in the position to make a nuclear weapon when it decides to do so it will have what we call a breakout...
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iraq. and now twelve years later we're not sure what our mission is. >> the iraq war cost more than the war in vietnam, for example, and we spend trillions of dollars once all the, the needs of veterans and service members, over two million who were deployed to iraq and afghanistan since 9/11, are met in perpetuity and their families. and so, so it's an incredibly costly thing. >> and a major milestone for the u.s. effort in afghanistan, the war is now entering its twelfth year, making it the longest running war in our nation's history. >> now as the wars in iraq and afghanistan come to a close, a frail economic climate at home has left many americans wanting to keep the troops home for good. >> the pentagon came out with new defense guidance in january 2012, which reflected the obama administration's understanding that budgets were going to be constrained first. and that second, the united states would not be likely to fight anymore wars like iraq or afghanistan in the near future, or the
iraq. and now twelve years later we're not sure what our mission is. >> the iraq war cost more than the war in vietnam, for example, and we spend trillions of dollars once all the, the needs of veterans and service members, over two million who were deployed to iraq and afghanistan since 9/11, are met in perpetuity and their families. and so, so it's an incredibly costly thing. >> and a major milestone for the u.s. effort in afghanistan, the war is now entering its twelfth year,...
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iraq. as western support for the syrian opposition continues to grow there have been shocking reports that rebels are murdering innocent civilians if they support bashar al assad free syrian army spokesman fahd al masri admits that his group cannot control the actions of those who join their ranks. she said you know i mean it's not a regular army but the soldiers of the revolution sometimes claim to be part of the f.a. c but at the same time do not follow orders killings to police but as we are in a revolution we cannot control such events certainly there are some extremists some guns and some here who want to take advantage of the rights of. all the channels a dramatic fall from grace and racist cantles all three are becoming an alarming trend to washington but meanwhile to the transkei is the chess passion one for the intelligence officer tells us he shall play. at a football match between rivals and the russian premier league is kind of short and the fast to find find what center and goa
iraq. as western support for the syrian opposition continues to grow there have been shocking reports that rebels are murdering innocent civilians if they support bashar al assad free syrian army spokesman fahd al masri admits that his group cannot control the actions of those who join their ranks. she said you know i mean it's not a regular army but the soldiers of the revolution sometimes claim to be part of the f.a. c but at the same time do not follow orders killings to police but as we are...
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we have a lot of folk who is served in iraq and afghanistan. we are a 79 and above 80. the families. the remaining time, let me go to another aspect of the iranian question. it was recently released for science and international security released a report about
we have a lot of folk who is served in iraq and afghanistan. we are a 79 and above 80. the families. the remaining time, let me go to another aspect of the iranian question. it was recently released for science and international security released a report about
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if iran is hit by israel, which of course iran has already been telling americans in afghanistan and iraq in the low-grade war against the united states and other nato allies, but sort of retaliation would you anticipate against italy israel but other countries in the region and american personnel in the middle east? >> the general suggests that we ought to look at a closed session to really address all the implications of what that may or may not mean. obviously we are very concerned about it. we are looking at all of the implications and consequences that could result. but it really involves intelligence, and we should be in a closed session. >> i respect your judgment on that, secretary and general dempsey, and i look forward to the further briefing on that. but it strikes me at a time we are already -- i know we are not calling this, we are not saying we are cashing the peace dividend, but we are certainly needed disproportionate cuts to the department of defense and of the national security expenditures when my view is this is the number one responsibility the federal government hous
if iran is hit by israel, which of course iran has already been telling americans in afghanistan and iraq in the low-grade war against the united states and other nato allies, but sort of retaliation would you anticipate against italy israel but other countries in the region and american personnel in the middle east? >> the general suggests that we ought to look at a closed session to really address all the implications of what that may or may not mean. obviously we are very concerned...
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we had sanctions on iraq for 10 years and finally went to war against iraq. i want you to think about a golden rule for foreign policy. what if china did in the gulf of mexico what we are doing in the persian gulf, how would we act? what if china is moving their ships and and used drone of missiles to bomb a few of their enemies that might be on our land. we would not like that very well. we never see it from their viewpoint. we just see it from our viewpoint. i think sometimes it is a distorted view point. they have not forgotten 1953. we went into iran and overthrow their government. they were practicing democracy but we did not like him because he did not want to give the oil benefits to the british and the americans, he wanted to keep the benefits for the iranians. we overthrew him and put an the shaw who was there for 26 years. he was a ruthless dictator. what did that do? that stimulates radicalism. that is how radical islam got going in iran. most of us do not know that or care about it or see the relationship. there are reactions to this. there is blo
we had sanctions on iraq for 10 years and finally went to war against iraq. i want you to think about a golden rule for foreign policy. what if china did in the gulf of mexico what we are doing in the persian gulf, how would we act? what if china is moving their ships and and used drone of missiles to bomb a few of their enemies that might be on our land. we would not like that very well. we never see it from their viewpoint. we just see it from our viewpoint. i think sometimes it is a...
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and what role is iran playing in iraq? >> i didn't quite write down all those questions. >> basically, do they continue to support hezbollah? >> yes, they do. there is a very close relationship between particularly the irgc, the republican guide course, which is the organization responsible for war around the world. >> is hezbollah not a terrorist group that threatens our close ally, israel? >> yes. >> does iran continue to support hamas in the gaza strip? >> indirectly, yes. >> are they not a threat also to israel and also the peace process? >> hamas? >> yes. >> yes. >> general burgess, is iran supporting the insurgents in afghanistan? >> yes, ma'am. >> and what type of role are they playing in afghanistan? >> well, they have provided arms, they have been caught -- i mean, we have found them running arms in afghanistan, so they are working what we would call a duel track strategy as they work not only to work against u.s. and coalition desires in there, but while at the same time they want to put forward the government of
and what role is iran playing in iraq? >> i didn't quite write down all those questions. >> basically, do they continue to support hezbollah? >> yes, they do. there is a very close relationship between particularly the irgc, the republican guide course, which is the organization responsible for war around the world. >> is hezbollah not a terrorist group that threatens our close ally, israel? >> yes. >> does iran continue to support hamas in the gaza strip?...
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we think they're critical to the stability and security of iraq. so we take it very seriously and we take, you know, recommendations from sigar and others very seriously as well. >> finally in my remaining time, i just want to add my voices to others that -- about our continued effective and full engagement at the u.n. certainly not a perfect body, but one that certainly they've made some successes. they're vital for our security and economic interest and appreciate those continued efforts. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. mr. shab bit, the chairman of the subcommittee on middle east and south asia, is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. madam secretary, because of limited time i'd like to raise three issues and then give you the remaining amount of my time to address them. first, iran. on the subject of the iranian nuclear program, the fiscal year 2013 congressional budget justification notes that, quote, the bureau of near eastern affairs will maintain pressure through sanctions to encourage iran to return to the negotiating table, unquot
we think they're critical to the stability and security of iraq. so we take it very seriously and we take, you know, recommendations from sigar and others very seriously as well. >> finally in my remaining time, i just want to add my voices to others that -- about our continued effective and full engagement at the u.n. certainly not a perfect body, but one that certainly they've made some successes. they're vital for our security and economic interest and appreciate those continued...
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would support a military strike on iraq. it's good to have you with us today this is a real research a life and nascar it's the so-called day of silence here in russia just ahead of sunday's presidential election there's a blanket moratorium on all campaigning and political advertising skipping voters' breathing space to make their final decision on who to cost the ballot for and that you go to is going to reports the upcoming vote clearly stands out from others in previous years. this election is going to be quite different compared to all the other presidential polls russia's hand is being held in the wake of our series must rallies be held in the country and a spike in social and political activity among the public in general it started after the parliamentary election early in december scores of people have been digging into the streets amid accusations of ballot fraud russians seem to be taking a far greater interest in politics than they used to and the degree of political life in the country looks to be the highest si
would support a military strike on iraq. it's good to have you with us today this is a real research a life and nascar it's the so-called day of silence here in russia just ahead of sunday's presidential election there's a blanket moratorium on all campaigning and political advertising skipping voters' breathing space to make their final decision on who to cost the ballot for and that you go to is going to reports the upcoming vote clearly stands out from others in previous years. this election...
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. >> we have this budget going to iraq and pakistan. we have 4.8 billion into iraq and 2 preponderance 8 billion for diplomatic funds. 4.6 billion in afghanistan and 2.4 billion to pakistan. that actually reflects an increase in funding for pakistani military. as compared to last year. the first question i would have goes to correspondents that initiated and express concerns about how pakistan is expanding their program even as our assistance has continued over the years. wanting to know whether we have a clear way to have a fire wall in the monies that are going into pakistan so that they don't assist an expansion of the nuclear program. >> we have constructed one. i think the fair question is even with a fire wall, does that permit the government to divert funds that should be spent for health education, energy, et cetera to that program and remains a serious concern of mine, senator. part of the ongoing to tough dialogue with pakistan is around the reforms they need to make for their own people. they invested the great bulk of the re
. >> we have this budget going to iraq and pakistan. we have 4.8 billion into iraq and 2 preponderance 8 billion for diplomatic funds. 4.6 billion in afghanistan and 2.4 billion to pakistan. that actually reflects an increase in funding for pakistani military. as compared to last year. the first question i would have goes to correspondents that initiated and express concerns about how pakistan is expanding their program even as our assistance has continued over the years. wanting to know...